Hello all I have a question about washing lace. As a weaver, I wash all of my woven pieces as part of the finishing process. Depending on the article this can be a gentle swish in the sink or a complete wash and dry cycle in by machine.
Is it a common practice to wash a finished piece of lace or not? I can see some things never being washed, but other will probably need to be washed sooner or later. What brings up the question, is that I'm going to weave a piece of linen fabric for the center of the linen edging I did. The fabric will be be washed after weaving to be sure it doesn't shrink later and pucker the lace. I did gently wash the lace and it changed quite a bit. A good press will make it look better again, but I now wish I had not washed the lace and took my chances of puckering later. Or maybe not.... Vila Cox Warped & Wonderful - Handwoven Treasures http://www.warpedandwonderful.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
